Affairs of the Art

Affairs of the Art

Part of Beryl Collection

2021•16m•6.0/10

AnimationComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(43)

Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut film, Girls' Night Out, which took home three major awards from Annecy in 1987.

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Production

ONF | NFB, Beryl Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Menna Trussler

Menna Trussler

Beryl (voice)

Brendan Charleson

Brendan Charleson

Ifor / Colin / Lenin / Interviewer (voice)

Joanna Quinn

Joanna Quinn

Beverly (voice)

Mali Ann Rees

Mali Ann Rees

Mum / Edie (voice)

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